Tom Baker Cancer Centre

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Tom Baker Cancer Centre at the Foothills Medical Centre
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Tom Baker Cancer Centre and the Special Services Building
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Location of The Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Geography
Location1403 - 29 St. N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 51°03′47″N114°08′01″W / 51.06297°N 114.1336°W / 51.06297; -114.1336
Organization
Care system Public Medicare (Canada)
Type Teaching
Affiliated university University of Calgary
Services
BedsUnknown
SpecialityMedical oncology
History
Opened1981
Links
Website Foothills Hospital
Lists Hospitals in Canada

Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC) is a tertiary care facility for Southern Alberta, named for the founding chairman of the Alberta Cancer Board, and is one of two tertiary cancer centres in the province. [1] It is a lead Cancer Centre in southern Alberta for prevention, research and treatment programs and provides many advanced medical services, as well as supportive care for both inpatients and outpatients. The Cancer Centre also conducts research through the Charbonneau Cancer Institute [2] and houses a comprehensive palliative care facility.

The Cancer Centre is located at the Foothills Medical Centre and is physically attached to the Special Services Building, which too provides special, advanced medical services to patients.

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References

  1. "Who Was Tom Baker?". Calgary Herald. 24 November 2011.
  2. "Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)